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‘A heartbroken community’: Detroit congregation grapples with murder of synagogue president
At Shabbat services two weeks after Samantha Woll's death, her standard seat sat empty
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Politics NY Rep. Bowman calls meeting on antisemitism amid sharp criticism from Jewish constituents ahead of potential primary
Bowman has elicited pushback locally and nationally over his calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas
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I found a book in the ruins of Kibbutz Be’eri — and then I had to find its author
The reader may never be known to me. The writer gave me a new perspective on Israeli suffering and nationalism
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A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.
Jews in the Netherlands have been hiding their Jewishness to avoid violent threats tied to the Israel-Hamas war
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The Israeli flags outside his Greek diner prompted a boycott. Then Jewish eaters came to his rescue.
Business at the Golden Dolphin had dropped precipitously after its owner posted pictures of the hostages and flew Israeli flags outside the diner
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A Muslim family saved a Jewish one from the Nazis. 50 years later, the Jewish family returned the favor in Sarajevo.
The short film “Sevap/Mitzvah,” which is eligible for Oscar contention, tells a remarkable true story
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At a Republican Jewish gathering, Trump’s first term inspires pride. The idea of a second spurs anxiety.
With the rise in the party of an isolationist right, spurred in part by Trump’s America First rhetoric, Jewish Republicans fret about the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship?
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War is bad for tourism. But one Palestinian hotel owner remains optimistic about the future in Jerusalem
'We have to share the land. On a good basis, not one side is superior to the other.'
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Israel’s antisemitism envoy urges American Jews to fight in the war for public opinion
Michal Cotler-Wunsh called Israel's release of images of victims slain by Hamas an 'Emmett Till' moment for the Jewish state
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American Jews are mobilizing to free Israeli hostages — will it make a difference?
As relatives of the hostages tour the US to promote their cause, questions remain about what strategy — if any — American Jews should pursue to secure their release
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War is putting Jewish-Muslim relationships to the test. Some religious leaders are determined to protect them.
Jews and Muslims are grieving separately, and on occasion, together
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